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Lottery player wins two $1 million Florida prizes in two months. ‘Can’t believe this’

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A $1 million lottery winner predicted she would hit the jackpot again — then she did two months later.

Altovise Morris, 41, scored a second $1 million prize, leaving her in shock just after buying her “dream home,” according to the Florida Lottery.

“I still can’t believe this is happening,” Morris said in a June 5 news release.

Morris, an Orlando resident, had her first stroke of luck when she went to a 7-Eleven in nearby Winter Garden. While there, officials said she spent $50 on a ticket of the 500X the Cash game.

That ticket was worth $1 million, and Morris claimed the big prize in November. While at the lottery’s headquarters, she reportedly told officials: “I’ll be back.”

It turns out, she was back two months later with another $1 million ticket. She bought that one in Clermont, roughly 25 miles west of Orlando.

“After closing on my house, I stopped at a Sunoco Foodmart in Clermont, and it happened again,” said Morris, who again beat 1-in-4.5 odds to win a prize in the 500X the Cash game.

Morris decided to take her prizes as lump sum payments, each totaling $820,000, the Florida Lottery said.

It’s not the first time a lottery player has celebrated repeat wins. In South Carolina, a woman who “blessed people” after her first jackpot win had a similar plan after scoring a second prize, McClatchy News reported in April.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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